Pennance
Posted by dulwichmum on Tue 29 July 2008
Motoring through the sweet little Irish country lanes in my gleaming Audi Q7 and daydreaming of a simpler life, I noticed a small executive style housing development tucked in on the outskirts of a small historic town, close to a perfect beach. Musing to myself that one of these super spacious, high spec homes would cost a snip, and provide an ideal second home for my brood – the fact that one of the neighbours was running a home business suddenly caught my eye… OHMYGOD!!!
Suddenly I am missing Dulwich (sigh)…
My mother Brenda has just returned to our sumptuous hotel, completely exhausted, from a three day retreat to do pennance in Lough Derg – her feet are filthy and she is almost hysterical with hunger (permitted to consume only black tea for three days)! She is being treated like a minor celebrity here in the hotel because of her purgatorial endurance.
When Brenda saw this photo she immediately poured scorn on me for criticising these people with their “innovative home business,” saying “it is easy to see that you do not give a care for those who work hard to put food in their little ones’ mouths – so long as they are not selling Colombian marching powder – I couldn’t care less what my neighbour did to make a living”.
OHMYGOD! Clearly she is beginning to believe her own publicity and lose the run of herself!
I have found the most amazing text in a local book shop! I laughed my socks off when I found it. I shall be reading it publicly in the hotel lobby for the remainder of my holiday…Toxic Parents – Overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life, by Forward and Buck.
What a hoot!
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Potty Mummy said,
Ah yes DM, but just think, at your children’s birthday parties all you need to do is send 15 little cherubs over the fence to make use of the facilities there rather than spoiling your own garden with the bouncy castle!
Casdok said,
Yes oh my!!
Toxic parents sounds interesting!
dulwichmum said,
Darling Potty Mummy,
Pass the smelling salts!
Lovely Casdok,
It certainly seems to be having the desired effect…
DM x
aconfusedtakethatfan said,
DM,
Please pack up the inflatable red T-Rex and take it back to Dulwich, it would be rude not to…
Kitschen Pink said,
I’m impressed your mother is streetwise enough to know about Columbian Marching powder! I thought it was some kind of cocoa – the local chocolate here is known traditionally as ‘Caley’s Marching Chocolate’ so it’s an honest misunderstanding! Your blog is so very educational – I am grateful for being spared so many awkward situations as a result of reading it! t.x
Maddy said,
Your castle awaits! Just lock me up in a padded cell.
As for the book, don’t dog ear the corners and I’ll have a borrow after you.
Cheers
dulwichmum said,
Darling A ConfusedTakeThat Fan,
You are a hoot!
Sweet Kitschen Pink,
Brenda also refers to it as the devil’s dandruff – but then she does read The Daily Hate Mail…
Sweet Maddy,
I shall UPS it straight over!
Miss Hope said,
Am I missing a retail trick? Perhaps I could call it After Supper Sherbet and supply it in a pretty, polka dot package.
It would certainly pay my horrendous mortgage and I could have one of those jolly cars with blacked out windows.
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